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Post category: Energy therapies

Cancer, Again: Acupuncture and Guided Meditation as Part of the Surgery Experience

Acupuncture made an enormous difference in my ability to tolerate chemo during my first breast cancer experience in 1999. So when I got diagnosed with a second breast cancer earlier this year, I turned instinctively to acupuncture. Read more.

Ruth HennigOct 9, 2018

Cancer, Again

My entry into the club that no one wants to be a member of came 19 years ago when I had breast cancer—for the first time. The second time (but wait, wasn’t I supposed to be done with cancer??) came earlier this year. Read more.

Ruth HennigSep 24, 2018

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